Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-27
Fess aria 5akptaian
pAkeTA,s CRISIS.
a Leader Steps TO the Frent when
Leader IS Needed.

a Leader Steps TO the Front when a
Leader is Needed.
Parker New Era: General Hugh j.
Campbell will deliver the Grafton at
Armour on the 4.h. General Campbell's
public utterances are attracting wider
attention as his patriotic and upseIish
acts become more fully understood.
-rhepe was q time when Abraham LIN
celn was urged to not speak his convie-
tionB upon the slavery questlon-but
Lincoln would speak them. Such was
his conviction of duty. just before
delivering his greatest anti-slaYery
speech-"this nation cannot endure halt
slave and half free......this nation can
not live on iDiustice"-he was urged by
some friends, who had seen
the outlines OF that grand
philippe, to remodel its bold
language and employ words
more conoiiiatory to the
pro-slavery adherents. Lin
coin was SO imbued with the business OF
his position and the ever- lasting truths
embraced in the speech that he inform.
cd his friends that il he had to choose
bet ween his own life and the life of the
speech, the speech would live. He was
then a candidate for the United States
senate. He delivered the speech. II
sstraoted wide attention. It defeated
him for senator-but it elected him pres.
idept.
Dakota's crisis is upon her-sImilar in
many respects to that which pressed
like an incubus upon the nation when
Lincoln uttered that butning truism
.'the nation cannot live on injustice
Subtitle agencies, similar TO those
then working to extend the scope
end power of slavery and retain
the balance of power IN the south arr
active to-day in holding Dakota in {
state of political vRssalage, to thwsrt
her wishes In regard to division and ad-
mission-in short to deprive her people
of the representation and influence il
the union of states to which they ART
Justly entitled. The New Era need no
state where these adverse and apiuB
agencies ere located. They are not al
confined in the administration or in tn,
south.
We repeat, the need Of the hour il
Dakota is bold, honest men-men VIII
will not yield their convictions for eithe
Office or patronage. Dakota is full o
such men. But they need a leader. 1
that leader be General Campbell, TIL,
New Era responds, Amen. Ii any
other honest and bold man, 81
mote it be. The agency is the need
Our people have settled here upon tn,
fair lends of the Dakota and built up
commonwealth that is a wonder in lit
agricultural, mineral, social and commer
cial riches. Here is our home. Here j
where we expect to live, rear our chlldrel
and follow our ayocations. Can we as
people accomplish o greater and noble
work than that of investing ourselves
our children, our posserity, with equa
rights and benefits and influence befor,
the nation? Surely this is a crisis in th
affairs of Dakota-her veal Or woe. lie
our people demand their rights and &C
cept nothing short of them. Build 10
division and admission. Build for your
selves, for your children's children,
state structure not too cumbersome nc
to remote in Its political centre. Bull
1t Just half as large as our political enc
mics desire it built-and you will bull
it Alright,